There were moments captured in time, with people close to me and some I never met, living life and growing up, telling inside jokes the meaning of which only family would understand. I have the privilege of digitizing several boxes of slides from my grandmother, brought home by my mom. She doesn't know what's on them but recalls viewing a slideshow in her childhood, and many of those images are probably in these boxes. I am getting a look at the history of her family. I can recognize the people, some of the dynamics, and remember some of the stories and places that she has spoken about, now with aged, red-shifted images to bring them to life. I don't have a film scanner, so I set up a lightbox in my office with a camera to capture them.
It's worked well so far! Next will be the process of cropping, color correcting, naming. Then the best part: sharing with those who will find meaning in them! I wish my grandmother could still see them (her vision is not good enough), I know that she would have loved to have experienced them again. Hopefully someone with some insight can describe the images to her and she can tell me the stories behind each of them.
Be kind to yourself.
Chris